The Checker Cab Manufacturing Company was formed through the merger of two predecessor companies: Commonwealth Motors and Markin Automobile Body. On January 16, 2009, the company filed for Chapter 11 protection in U.S. After 1982, Checker invested significantly in the third party manufacturing business, serving GM and Chrysler.
The company had trouble competing with fleet discounts offered by the larger manufacturers, as well as economies of scale in procuring components. Special features included wide rear doors, large rear seats and trunks, and jump seats for two extra passengers.
The manufacturer moved to Kalamazoo in 1923 and was renamed to Checker Motors in 1958.Ĭhecker made the iconic American taxi cab, valued by taxicab companies for its durability in heavy use. Morris Markin established the company in 1922, initially named the Checker Cab Manufacturing Company, in Chicago through a merger of Commonwealth Motors and Markin Automobile Body. Automotive stampings and components (previous: Commercial Vehicles, 1922–82 – Consumer Vehicles, 1959–82)Ĭhecker Motors Corporation was a Kalamazoo, Michigan, vehicle manufacturer and tier-one subcontractor that manufactured taxicabs used by Checker Taxi.
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